Energy-efficient biometric fingerprint ID smart cards – with or without a rechargeable battery – are no longer in the prototype stage, but are ready to be put into live operation in multiple use cases worldwide. Yiwen Jin, Managing Director, B-Id, speaks with RFID & Wireless IoT Global about the company’s market-ready smart card solution that has been deployed in driver authentication and employee and customer identification applications. The focus of the interview: the benefits and possible deployment areas of the solution, as well as future innovations that combine fingerprint technology with RFID and Bluetooth, for example.

Fingerprint cards for ID, banking, and access

B-Id has been pushing the development of ISO-certified, battery-based biometric fingerprint cards for ID, banking, and access applications for several years. Now, market-ready solutions are deployed in real use cases around the world. Yiwen Jin, Managing Director, B-Id, shares an insight:

Yiwen Jin “In early 2016, we were able to present the first smart cards with integrated fingerprint sensors that were powered by a rechargeable battery. We also solved the challenge of cards whose battery charge dropped below a certain voltage level that prevented further recharging. Adjustment of the circuits removed this obstacle. Today, we can offer reliable, energy-efficient fingerprint ID smart card solutions for multiple applications – including currently deployed applications for cab driver authentication in Istanbul, a credit and debit card for VIP customers of a Korean bank, and employee identification at the UN office in Geneva.”

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